Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack Java - USA

Job Summary:

Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools for highly strategic and complex/high risk undertakings. Plays a leading role in new software design and development. Typically assigned to
Implements activities that generally impact multiple components / processes and the work of own and several other units / teams / projects. : Has proven expertise in software design, architecture and software and system interrelationships.

Job Responsibilities:
 

• Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools for highly strategic and complex/high risk undertakings. Plays a leading role in new software design and development.
• Writes code that establishes coding specifications, typically for software programs and systems that have no precedent .Leads in developing the technical "vision" and design specifications for assigned projects and oversees implementation.
• Develops, or may lead in developing, technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Plans, designs, develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools for highly strategic and complex/high risk undertakings
• Owns the development and rollout for an entire product, or large project. Champions process (Scrum,TDD, etc). Writes tech specs and identifies risks before starting major projects. Sets standards. Goes out of their way to reduce complexity. As needed, takes on additional “tech lead” responsibilities for driving an initiative to completion.
• Use technical expertise in software design, architecture and software and system interrelationships.
• Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information /solutions related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology /business solutions.
• May lead teams / projects.

Basic Qualifications
 

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 6 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in Engineering, Software Engineering or similar.
• Experience writing code for highly complex and strategic applications of major importance
• Experience in algorithms, systems, architecture and bits-and-bytes
• Experience with programming languages, such as C, C++; UNIX and/or NT systems; web design; HTML, XML, Perl and/or Java.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience in working on the Kubernetes platform on a microservices architecture on high-traffic applications
• Prior experience in mentoring a team of engineers, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Enthusiastic about promoting high-quality standards in the team across documentation, unit testing, code reviews, test automation & CI/CD.
• Hands-on full-stack proficiency (e.g., Java, NodeJS, SQL, NoSQL, React, JavaScript, etc.)
• Mentor team in the choice of Enterprise Integration patterns for seamless integration with other enterprise & external assets
• Big picture person with an obsession with functional completeness, performance, security & resilience of end-to-end solution
• Strong knowledge in implementing, securing, capacity planning, and performance tuning solutions deployed to cloud technologies like Azure (ACS, AKS), or similar cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, AWS, or Cloud Foundry.

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 50,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 200,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is also available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post